By Melissa Neeb Raising a Son Is Gonna Wreck You
Raising a son is gonna wreck you. He's gonna lock eyes with you and it's not gonna matter whether it's…
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By Cynthia Murray These are the Magic Moments
The other day I had a suggestion from a friend: sometimes you have to pay for the memories. Her comment…
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By Amanda Crews Loving You is a Beautiful Journey
I wish I could bottle up all the little giggles, the sound of little feet running wild throughout our home,…
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The Room that Built Me
Before Pinterest, before social media, before anybody cared, my room during high school in the early 2000s was decorated with…
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By Jenny Albers Sometimes I Miss Her
“Hey Mom, can you straighten my hair?” she asks. I gladly oblige. Because it’s not often that she needs—or wants—my…
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My Heart Isn’t Ready for You to Stop Believing in Santa
“My friend doesn’t believe in Santa anymore, Mom,” my son said out of the blue the other day. We were…
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By Mikala Albertson Adolescence Is Simply the Beginning of a Thousand Tiny Goodbyes
He’s gone. I’ve felt him being pulled away as if by a magnet for months. A year, maybe? The centrifugal…
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By Ashley Kay Andy From Baby to Boy
The sweet snuggles and sighs are slowly making way for more crawling climbing and exploring each day. And just when…
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By Corey Wheeland The Magic Middle
My daughter turned 12 last month, which means we've somehow tiptoed into uncharted territory. I blinked, and then everything I…
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Motherhood is a Million Little Letting Gos and Fresh Hellos
I missed my grocery-shopping buddy the other day. Mondays are usually the days my littlest and I knock out our…
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By Claudia Caramiello In This Season of Un-Needing
In the cold blue winter light, I would nurse my son, his mouth small like a sparrow, his breath warm…
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By Della Cassia I Blinked and the Little Girl Was Gone
They told me not to blink, but I was too overwhelmed learning how to become a mother. They told me…
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